C 2 CIDT. 195-1. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 APPENDIXQ USE, OF INVESTIGATIVE HYPNOSIS. earigat' Q-L*1. GENERALe.. Hypnosis- can. be used as an. 2.nv 2-ve, tool. to assisr willilng; persoust in: recallint details~ which they:. could. not otherwise. remember., Q--Z. USz Or HYPNOSIS-W are. Hypno:wiip will. normally, be.- usedi afterz convention*L investigative pro- ceduresi havw beerr. exhamated.,.. T=ceptionsi are authorized., whent necessaxy, beeaus.& of unusuaL priorities, at victim/wftness) is) thet only, person: who, cant reasonably~ bw expeeted- to.- possess~ significant inf ormatiow and: ai successful. conalusion..to the, investigation. cannot be: expected without obtaining., them inf-omatioat. a.- lif em threatening-, situation- emistsi).. by. ALL leads, developed. through. hypuosis- should: be- verified with. supportinvi physical or testimoni&,L evidence-.. Imveatiga,tivet. conalusionst w1lL, not.. be.- based.- sole-IT om, informatiow obtained; through~ hypnosas4- c:.. Nbrmm1.Lyj,. only, ke3- victimet/Witnessesi whot, consent: im writinlp. toy undergPr~ hypmoviso wM be hypno,tivedia. LA atatement of consent, in., the! format~.Dhcww at.. figured (1-1 vilL bet obtained: from, each- persom. being:, bypnotize&. cL. Rypnoals, wil.L not: bet used, to~ determine. that. personsss; truthfuLness:.. Incriminatina statements) will. bet hanciledi im ar-cordance- wit1v paragrapW Q--10g-. -b& Q-3'. QUA=, C&TZONS, OF EMMMSM. ' Hypnosis,- %ill. only LuducecLby! mental. health- professionalst (psychiat=ists!, clinicail peyeholog-jotsit. a= psyehiatric: social workers,) whoa have- had. spec:ialize& trainire. im hypnosis,,, possess, CLinicaL expertence! i= the- use- of hypnoswis. techniquearp, and: hold: full membership, iv elther the! Americam Society- of Clinical. HypnosisL (ASCH) j. the, Society- of Clinical: and. Experimental. Hypnori a, (SCER.). o= the, International Society,# of Hypnosisi (ISR)., Q-4... LOCAMING-, MENTAL HEALTH:, PROFESS'.-IONAL&O. a* The. USACT-DC umit requesiting, bypnoeis.. w111 If possible:, identify- a. Local. ment&L health, prof essional., military- or civiliang who meets the.. identi~- fiedL requirements,. If unable to, identify- &,, qualified, persov#. the- requestin& unit: may- contact: the: Pblicy-y, Plansi andf Training; Direatorate!q, (CIPP-PD) HQUSACIDC: through- the., reg~iow- headquartermy. for assistance: im identifyinr. w qpailified.,- mentmi. healtht profesmional., bi-. If requested. toi identify- at mental, he&.Lth,. professiionail, H(JUSACIDC: witL coordinate! vitL, the.- USACTM-' consuLtant: at Walter Reed. Army, Medical. Ceuterl other f ederal. investigative! agenciesp. and. professional. associations%P as, appropriate-,. to, identify. & qualifiedi mental. health prof essional f or. th& reqgestin& =ir.. Approved For Release 2000/08/07: CIA-RDP96-00788ROO 11100300003-5 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788 ROO 1.100300003-5 elo~ lw the- event an * identified. mental heal th professional is unwilling- tio conduct them hypnotic: interview, im. accordance with the- USACT-DC: policy.. th& services: of another ment'al health professional will be obtained.* Q-5.- PA-7MENr' OF' FEES.- Whem civilim. mental healthy professionals are. used. to. induce, hypnosis;,. .payment: of f eesi will. normally, bw made, f ran.. pos t- 11 impresie" funds,.. b,.. In: instancest where, the uset. of Locat f=ds; woul& compromise, the- Luvestt- gati.ve mis,sioar payment: ma3r b~-_ =ad& frcm .00U. f~mds- provi'dect, the: requirements, of AR~ 1.95-4; are! met.. SJA,,. CDORDI&CION' USACIDCumits will ins-ure, that the servicin& SJA- is,- familiar wi ith: the- provisionst of the USACIDC, policy on: hypnosiv.- V., Prior to; requesting, hypnonis;p, USACIM =its; will. cons,uLt with,. that i servi.-ciur, 9'JA.. If the SUN objer-ts' to, the? use! of. hypnosis) and; the, USAGIDM unit doest not: agrewt. the: regica. or- RQUSACIDC SJA. wUl. be: contacted, for guidanew., Q-T.. MMCAL HISTORY' INFORMATTOM. Every, reasonable-z etfort: will. bet madet toi determine, if the, pers~oa. to be- interviewed- has) & history, of, mentail, illnessi.. The, indixidual will. be~ asked if such. a, history exism prior to the! request: f or- .hypnotic: interview beingt f orwarded-, tm the- regiow. comm ander.. MiLitary mental, beaLthi prof essionals, will. review., the- individua,11 9, medicaL records. prior. to.. the, interview, whew possibl.&.. If the, mental. Maith- prafessionail is-, w. civilian, the- i.ndividuat will be, aske& to; bring, his/her medical. records~ to the, interview;*. -'Q-8-.. RYPNGS'IS: INTER71M RE-WESTS.. The.- foraett for hypnosisi requests; will.- be '-detezmined; by- th&. region, commander concernecL. The- requests, will contaia. a. a,ynops(Lst of the- incident, & statement of the res-uLts, desired., the. identity an& relationehip' to~ the- inves-tigati-om. of' the- persong. and the- identity of the. mental. heal th prof es viona;,L whof wil~l induce- hypnosi a,. Q-9;.. APPROUL. OF' KYPNOSTS; REQUESTS's. Th& foll.owing factors, must be considered: bef orer aj bypnos"I's, request iv approve(tr a:.. Itypnosis"fiterviews; are expensive; and tim& consuming.. Does. the- case justif3r the- time, and; expens'et b~.- C~w, th& case- ber soLve&, without; hypnosis.? c!.. Could. the- witness, have seem, or hearct the. details, that are! neededT d:.. Are, the, desire& details; re&,I,Ly- important to the, case?, &.. Was, th& incident meaningful, to, the, witnesst Routin& incidents: are, not as, likely- to be! reca:11ed. through hypnosis.., Q-10.. PRE-HYPNOSIS. INMRVIEWS'. Prior to hypnosis v -the individual. will. be, thotoughly interviewed: to: insiure- that all details recalled. by, the. individual ithout benefit of hypnosizi are recorded. im & sworn: written statement. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 Approved For Release 200 0/08/07'- CIA-RDP96 -00788R001 100300003-5 C 2~, CIM 195-1 Q-11. MNOSIS. INTERVIEWS',. a-., The, men tal health: professional Will. have. overall.control,of hypnosis interviewsi and any decisiom to~ contimuw or terminat& the- iaterviewsi will be, made, by:. thet ment&L hea:Lth professional..' b~.. special, agent who-, doesi. Pot: have detailed. knowledge~ of the-, caaw- vilL be- present during; each~intervii_,ew and. will. brief thw. mentaL heaLth-. professional. prior to, the interview to% imure thatuok leading,,. or auggestiv&. ques,tions- arel asked'. briefe& am specific: health- p fessionwL sboul.& not be. c:.. The ment detalls. of- the- incidents. but: s1houl& develop, thes& der&.:U:s durinj; interviews,. The. mental heirlth. pro fessional,,. isbould: only- be, b ri ef ad as; to the, nature, of, the, incidents the, approximate, location-p~ tbet approximatei time, and date of the. incident.. and. the- general kind. of informatiow desired... d!.. Zt: is; dest"rable, to) havv the interviewee! provide! am untnterrupte&' desicription- of.. tb& incidear vhil.e! in bypnowiv.. The.- interviewe& may- thew. be.- asked: to-, resipond. to'L specific: ques;tionsi about the, incident with- either verbal or :Ldeomotor responves; am determine& b3,r them mentaL beaLth.. prof esslonwl... Pz6Lo= tm the! beginninM of the, interviev,,. the! mental hea-Ith, profesviona'I and: them special agent will. de-terminm whether- the, agent will participate- in. quesitioning,, of the- interviewee.- or write out: add-itional. ques-tions, f= the-, mental. healthy profesi&ion&L duriM tbe-interview;.. The: emphasist during-, C. bypnos-214. interviesviaw ow. cooperationt of all. partiem izvoLved,.- Thisi s1pirit: o:E cooperar- tLon: isi essential in, order to) obtaim the- maximum, desirable, resiul..ts?.. f., Whe= obtaining! desieriptionstp, rdenti-kit: compositesi,. or,- preventinjr, the- hypnotized. srat& after ,lineupsip, th&. iuterviewee~ wbouU bw brought: out. Of ~refreahing:, his/her memorr, and'. air. attempt made, to, obtaim the-, desired. -infomatiom using: normaL interview; techniqueel.. If this, is; not. success,&I, the-. -infomatkow may- be- sought while_- the- izterviewee~ is; im & hypnotized.- state!., rn,. th& event: the, intervievew makew a: se_lf-incrM*M*_natin&7 statement wbil.e. under hypnosis; *. the interviewk WEIL be! terminated: immediateLy-.. The., Linterviewee, *11 ciousness-, and i . b& brought: to- full const advised: of them statement, made while, v under: hypnosis an&- that it cannot be, used against him/her. The interviewee, vi ts. and. interviewed. as, al suspect -ing'. M them be, &&vised-. of his/her rig~L Us uo=aL interview, techniques.. h,. & hypnools. interview, sicenario., ir, providect at: figurer. Q2'.. Q-M.~ - RZOORDING, EMMOS1S, rNMRVIEVS.- T a.. Videol and. axAio, recordingsi will be! made- of interviewst conducte& under- the, interviewee... if. the- interviewe'e, is, dis-trar-ted by, hypnosis; with. cons,L-ut of the. presence- of the. tapimr, e,quipmentj. & room with & ones way, ami rro-r may: be. utilized., All. parties: to- the- intervi ew, must be: avare, th at~ the- i ntervi av., is- being, recorded... b.. & clock or. tim& display, will b& visible- during the interviete, to- indicate- the- start., elapsed. time-p ana end. of them interview.. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP9"788RO01 100300003-5 C 29, CIM 195--1 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 c. The special. agei~r participating: im the- interV31 em will mak& a: brief introductory statement on tape which identifies the- purpose. of the intervilew, location, time, and date, and the, identitiesi and roles, of all persons present during, the interview... The special. agent uay-p at: his, dis-cretiong. require that each, persom appear on camer& when, identifiteLi.. d.. No; ques-tiom wi.IL be, asked. of the- iuterviewee-. undergoing7 hypnosis. when thw recording.- eguipment isi not operating; pauses, to~ changw tape.-),. It: is, pre-ferable, to; dehypuotize the interviewee., duriuM theseT paus.esi,,, with. the. dehypnoti-zatiom aneL- the rainduction, recorded, om tape,. However.. thiss mar b& impracticaL or countezproductive- es-pecitIly- whewshort: duratiom tapes; such~ &8T tbove, organic: to, USACIDC* witm arv used-.. Z= thim event:,, at separat&.. audio; tape will. be-- Used. to recor& the, interviews,. This., will provide! continuity- an& cover video. tape., gaps! caused-by changing: tapes... Qmationst should. not: be- asked, during- these. pause& even.. whew audio. tapes- are, beings msdai.. e-.. TapesL of hypnotic- interviews, will. be handled. as, evidence in. accordance! with- Ak L95.-S.- These tapes. will. be! des,troye& when, no, longer needed: so evidence,.. Q-13!0- RMORTING, RYPNOSTS RESMTS-,.. Co.I Th& fact! that: av. individuail. was, interviewed: under hy-pnos-im., the! identity, of thaL meutaL health prof essionaLf. and: ai synopsis.. of the reauLtw of the! hypnovisl. interview will b& recorded. in- an Agent' a. ruvestigation, Report. b... Audim an& video, tapes; of hypnosis; interviews-. will. beL, liste&Aw the- not attache& ezhibit& section of' the, final ROLS Any- transcripts, of the audio and. videos tapesi ma3r be- attached, as; exhib itm to. the, fina-L Rox.. c~.. A, post hypnosis: report wiLl, be! prepared- an& forwardect to. RQUSACIDC',,. AT,rN:- cnv-PD, within 15' days; of th& completion- of the. hypuosi& interview. Thi& report wil.1 contain at st-ary- of the- inaident being! investigatedp- the- identity- and. relationship, to, th& invesitigation of the, persom hypnotizectt the. purposi& of the: use! of hypnos;is:,,. the! date- and. length. of hypnosis. sessLon.(s), the. identity- of the. mentail heal-th, professiona-L.. an& the- cost to; the! Goverment whem a,, civilian, menraL heaIth- pro-fessional ir used'.. Cbpiew of the.- request. an& authorization- for thet, use, of hypnosi& will b& attache& to- the! report.. Q-4. Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 C 29. CIM. 195-1 STATE11ENr'OP CONSENT I voluntarily,and freely agree to undergo hypnosis and be interviewed under- bypnowis, to~ assist: the- US Army- Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC) in the, conduct. of aj criminaL, investigation. I understand that. unless; I object:9 a USACIDC special agent will be presentdurin&,the- inte;Wvew, and: that. both~ the spe'ciaL agent and. a, mental healthy professi.onaLt, may, ask questi-ons. of me. during~ the- interview., I understand: that tb&. interview, wiLL b& recorde& on. videos and; audio, tape and' purpose, conn ith .that: these- recordings; may- be ute& for any, lawful, ected. vi -the, investiga-tiow. of actiow based! thereon,.. has, e-xplained: the, procedurem, to, bef us,ed-1, and. that although-. T_ may- experience. aame,- discomf ort while. recall 'Lug: details~ of: vapleasant events 9 there- are- no, known'. risk& or exper-ted. complications frow the procedure(s) to be. used. The purpose- of the- interview, under hypnosis is to-assist my memory in recalling-, Witness rnterviewee, FG& an& Date.- Tl;,&- and, Date., Z. hav& personally.- dialCUSSLed- thet purpose- of" th& intervi.ewi and: the; procedurer tof. be~ performeeL u-i*th-, Mental Health Professional Time, and: Date- Q-5, Approved For Release 2000/08/07: CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 Eyptiotic interview Procedure-and Content 1. Preparation- of s etting A. Select: a. place- were you. Can$ assur& quiet with no interruptions.. Have, at goodj. comfortable: chair for the, interviewee-0. B,.. T7 equipment set upi and. fully, funetioming~. (cameras,,. recordert monitorp. working-, microphones;).. cLock,, 3' C:.. sufficient supp,17, of TW tape-.. D. consent: form(s) on. hand:. E., Clipboard-, paperp pensi, etc., for automatic.writing~f sketchest eta. F Photo- line! up,,, identi-kit and/or artist materials,.. G., Prepar& TT operator- to, signaI about five- minutes, before, tape. needsi tol be, chaxYge&.. M, The. case agent should. be- present: throughout- the.- interview,,., The! case- agent Maya pass on. notes~ to: .the., hypnosIst coordinator- during-. the inquiry phase of the! intervi.ew.. purpose. of such commicatiom ist to focus, attentiorr. to- The specific factors,. which- am- of' importance! to, the, case... but which may- not hav& been otherwise-developed, in. the! inquiry-.. Hypnosi& coordinators-. need to. be-, care-ftl. iw phrasing. quest:Lon& prompted. by.% such notes-,j, so as not to suggest conclusions reached. by- investigmtors,'. .Furtherg such notes-should be.-retained- in- the, case, file,.. 11. ~Th& I:nterview, (EVERYTHING' IS: ON' TAPE'):- A.. Hypnosis. C. oordinator-.. (1) Opens; th& interview; with- a, statement that provides; the., following, inf ormationr Place- Date! Time: rdentifi.eatiom. of all. persons. present Purpose, of- the, interview, (2) Request. and. receives, permissiom from- the. interviewee to. record the . entire. proceeding, on. video tape-. (3) Statew the. purpose- of the, interview.. Approved For Release 2000/08/07: CIA-RbP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 (4) Turns attention to the mental health professional. Mental. Health Prof es si onal, (1) Explains, hypnosi,si (which may, ineludel):. - asiking; the- intervLewee. if he/she hast beem previously- hypnotized. asiki-n what the, interviewee% knowslhas~ heard about hypno&Ls: detinin& hypnosis explaining, misconceptions. j describirC trance-characteristics and..experiental qualities.. (2) Explai-nst procedurese to.- be, used (whick may- include.) - trance, induction: - deepening-, -'tim& distortiam - Tnentioasi -potential. "Risks!', elogo re-experience. of emotions connected, with. the, event - inquiry, techniquesi T~-V. technique-p etc..) - mentions, that. the- hypnosis coordinator will. assist in the. interview- - post!-hypnoti.c. suggestion -, obta:Lnsi L*nf o=ed. consent (3) Returns, attentiom. to the: hypnosis coordinator- C., HZ2nosis Coordinator W Obta-im the, intervieweO s; signature, ow. the- consent form. Beforii. the: intervLewee- sigm th& f o=,,. askst "Are; you in. hypnosis, now?" C& negatLv& repLy- is, necessarr) (Z) Asks., the. interviewee: to des-cribe- the event in, question, This, is, a! detailed. recountLngg allowing- the. interviewees. to review. the eventw.as they please, (Do not p=p). 2 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 (3) Turns-- attention to the mental health professional D. Mental. Health- Professional ,,(l.) Conducts- suggestibility test (Optional)... W Condur-tsi induction, (may use- practice-, indur-tions;). (3) Enacts) a&&. (time), regressiom.. Testm trance- depths, by, observingl4nactinjr. hypnotic: phenomena., Turn& atteuti on: to the hypnosi& coordinator Ze, Hypnosis. Coordinator iry- U) Conduct& inqu (use!,present tanse,.) the, ewee! d e9; crib e! th event-. or et: - xutervL e spontaneously . with, winimail L encouragement.. After the- entire., event: ist mentioned. the., firsit time-,. followt with-. ai detaILed-, des;crip~tiozrj. asisistech withi Z.V. tachniqueskP. etc.. Lf- desicriptions. arer obtained-. im trance-,. have- the.. interviewee. report them, again! following, the, termi-natiom of- trance,.. (The- mental health. prof essional. may use! pos,t-hypnot:Lm suggpetiow.. tm assilat in. providing,, descriptions. out: of- trancer) (20 Coordinates~ closely, with-~ the mental. he&.Lth- prof ession&I who-........ - may, deal, with- emotionatlitr - deapew. tranc& (as-. needed.) Near end. of- interview, use, po&t hypnotic suggestiori for- later- recall in: yet: greater- d etail t. etc., (3) if the, iuterviewee! makes, a. se-LE-incrimina-ting- statement,. hav& the, mental health professional.terminate the,trance, have the interviewee, acknow-ledgei. (verbwlly) that be./she: is. out. of trancep and. give, a, rights advisement: to tb&. intervieweer.. Contact. SJAN prior tor any- reizterniew,.. (4) R-eturnst attentiow. tot the! mental. health pro.fessimal rw XentaL realth; Professionat (1) Teralnates, trance- (last thing, to be, done- before, termination of; video: taping, isi m asIc the: interviewee! "How, do you: feel?"). Be-sure tapes: include interviewees responding-that they are-OK. 3 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 : CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788 ROO 11 100300003-5 (2) Returns attenti'on to the hypnosis coordinator. C" HzEnosis: Coordinator (1) Asks; the: interviewee. to report what he/she- said in. trance;;- develop- details, (this-.4iscussiom is; to, evidenm. enhanced. memory) (Z) Where appropriate-, obtainst compostte~ sketch-9. Identikit: composite-f, or conductal photographim lineup.",. (3) Endsi Interviewr Say- aloud. th&,time! indicated; om the clock.. &n& anuounc&that the-interview is concluded. III Breaksi Breaks; will. be, needed tm changw tape.-,, use. the, lava tory,, or possibly &Uovi f or aetls;.. Trance, should terminated- bef ore, breaks , and.- (on tape) W. precautioaary, statement not to discussi the- ease,.. B,.,' The wentail hea-Ith-, profes-si qnaL wilL b&. asked to? terminate- and. re-initi.ate! trance, asi needed;6 4 Approved For Release 2000/08/07 CIA-RDP96-00788RO01 100300003-5